11/12/21 Enews From CCSD93

Thank You, School Board Members

Monday, November 15 is School Board Members Day in Illinois.

I thank CCSD93’s School Board members, who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to our children and our community.

As unpaid elected officials, they each devote hundreds of hours every year preparing for and participating in a variety of committee and School Board meetings. They formulate policy, approve financial operations and curriculum, evaluate programs, establish the school year, and more. They make difficult decisions on behalf of our stakeholders. Since March of 2020, they continue to face circumstances that no school board members have ever encountered before.

Our community is truly fortunate that our School Board is composed entirely of individuals whose primary decision-making lens is providing our students with the most effective and relevant educational experiences. Each of our seven Board members make decisions based on what is best for children, while staying mindful of the resources provided by our community.

Their governance and leadership is an inspiration. Please join me in thanking CCSD93's School Board members!

Portrait of a CCSD93 Graduate Update

As of this week, CCSD93’s strategic planning partners have held more than 20 focus groups and interviews as part of our Portrait of a CCSD93 Graduate process. Through these interactions, they have collected and recorded the in-depth thoughts and opinions of more than 100 students, parents, community members, staff and Board members, all geared towards identifying what will make our students successful academically and in life beyond CCSD93.

Soon we will be provided with a synthesis of the findings thus far, and I will share information related to that in this space within the next few weeks.

Thank you to all stakeholders who took the time to share their opinion. If you did not have the opportunity, please keep an eye out for more information on a Community Forum to be held after the new year and eventual strategic planning survey questions on next year’s CCSD93 Parent Satisfaction Survey.

All Students Age 5-11 Invited to Vaccination Clinic on 11/13

As of the writing of this message, registration for our age 5-11 COVID-19 vaccination clinic to be held Saturday, November 13 is still open with available slots. For those who have signed up, we will see you tomorrow! For those still interested, feel free to sign up!

Important notes about the clinic:

COVID-19 vaccination for children ages 5-11 is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
COVID-19 vaccination is up to parent discretion as is not currently required by CCSD93.
This is the Pfizer vaccine and will require a second dose three weeks later (December 4) at the same time and location.
Under current guidance, fully vaccinated students who experience exposure to COVID-19 but have no symptoms will not be subject to quarantine. In this case, fully vaccinated is defined as two weeks after the second dose, which would be achieved on December 18.

For more information and to register, visit www.ccsd93.com/5to11.

Eagle Scout Provides D93 Students With Desks

Recently, former CCSD93 student Dylan Elmore completed his Eagle Scout project by building, painting and delivering desks to CCSD93 families in need. Thanks goes to Dylan for supporting our community. I congratulate him on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.

Please review the following information for some great recent events at CCSD93 schools and more from CCSD93.

Sincerely,

Dr. David H. Hill

Superintendent of Schools

CCSD93

Heritage Lakes Students Fly Kites for Kindness

This week, Heritage Lakes Elementary School welcomed a virtual visit from author Michelle Schaub, who read her book Kindness is a Kite String to all of the school’s students. The book explores how each person can spread kindness to create a more connected and empathetic community and lift hope like a kite string. All students extended the book’s metaphor by creating their own kites, and today they celebrated by flying them with unbridled joy!

Western Trails Celebrates Veterans Day

Students at Western Trails put on a virtual assembly to celebrate Veterans Day yesterday! They sang patriotic songs and saluted veteran relatives of students and staff members. CCSD93 remains forever grateful to our community's veterans.

Safety Helpline Available to D93 Community

Safe School Helpline is a safety and tip reporting service that enables students, parents or staff members to submit safety and bullying concerns anonymously via website, text, app or phone call.

In addition, it is crucial that our parents and students know that the helpline offers a counseling and crisis call center that features trained counselors available 24/7/365 for individuals seeking assistance in coping with thoughts of self harm, harming others, depression, or feelings of loneliness and loss. While all schools have shared this resource with students, do not hesitate to share it with yours again.

Students, parents and staff members can access the helpline through the methods described in the image above, and you can always find it linked on CCSD93's district and school websites. We encourage those who call to report specific incidents to be as thorough as possible in describing concerns so we can assist to the greatest extent possible.

Attend a Free Online Early Childhood Parent Presentation from Glenbard Parent Series

Glenbard Parent Series provides terrific, free programming for today's parents. You're invited to attend either of these identical upcoming parent programs virtually. Mark your calendar and visit www.glenbardgps.org for more!

11/11 Board of Education Meeting Recap

CCSD93’s most recent Board of Education meeting was held Thursday, November 11. The following occurred at the meeting.

There was a Board Salute to Sportsmanship Award winners from Jay Stream and Stratford for boys and girls cross country, girls volleyball and boys soccer. See the image below for attending award winners with the Board.
CCSD93 Assistant Superintendent for Teaching, Learning and Innovation Jonathan Zimmermann provided an overview of the new School Improvement Planning Process.
School Principals from Stratford Middle School, Cloverdale, Elsie Johnson, Roy DeShane & the Early Childhood Center presented their School Improvement Plans.
There was a bid presentation for renovation projects for the summer of 2022, including the Cloverdale Innovation Center and secure front entrance.
The Board awarded contracts for the summer renovation projects.
The Board reviewed job description title changes.
The Board received an update on the district vaccination clinic scheduled for November 13.
The Board received an update on the Portrait of a Graduate process.

CCSD93 strives to maximize the academic, social & emotional potential of each student.

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